Telegram-herald., 1887-04-14
A HUMAN SKELETON
A Fallen Woman's Terrible
Ordeal and Suffering.
LILLE EETCHan's BAD TREATMENT
At the Hands OF the 6eastiY Old Sin.
ner. Smith Saniord-Recucsd 10
Skelefoa-a Living Death
Saved by Womsn's
Enfreaties.

"IfI can't live want 10 know il 50 can
have minister come and talk good 10 ne,
feebly murmured IAiiie keseham. as she la
on her bed. plerding for help from sn un-
known female friend who peered into her
bedroom window.
II seems that for the past week the resi-
dents ca Almy.st. have been worked up
over the fact that ore OF their NUMBER
scarlet sister--hss been laying at the point
OF death in back room IN the vile den Of
the notorions smith Sanford at 40 Almy-st.
but ali eIEcrls to gain admiitance TO her
bedside have been denied them By the hard
ened old scoundrel who has for many years
earned disreputable existence reaped from
the profits OF fallen women.
A few days since word was sent 10 Police
Headquarters that sick girl was al san
lords but supposing the case to lee devoid Of
anything but the usual detail. the matter
was not given much attention. Aoout
. o'clock last evening. having been
notified OF the real condition
OF the girl. Georsie Young went around 10
the back end OF the house and mounting
a ladder. raised the window and talked with
the sufferer Ssndlord was AZ the time in
the next room in drunken stupor. Hav-
ing seen enough 10 convince her that the
girl was in a terrible condition. Miss Young
sent the following note to superintendent
Perry:
.'Supt Perry: The girl at Smith Sand
| ford's is in dying condition. aud he re-
fuses TO allow any one 10 see or do anything
| for her. Will you be kind enough to tell
| or send word 70 the officer on this beat 10
60 in with me so can take her something
| 10 eat and lamp. The rooms are ali dark
and he is there drunk and will not let any
one in the house. The girls have begged
me to do something for her, and although
do not Know her 10 speak to. | ani
/ willing aud ANXIOUS TO pay for doc-
| tor and nurse If Sanford will allow
| them to look alter her. l DO no
| lise 10 see any one lay and die without
some one near. She says she has had no
water to wash in for weeks. do not ask
| this TOR myself, but for one that needs q
friend. ] will pay all expenses If you will
see that Sanford let's me do something 10
| help her
| Acting Immediately on the information
| Superintendent Perry visited Sanford's den
and had verified all the reports contained
| in the letter The besofiei individual at
| first attempted TO restrain the S1perintend-
. ent from seeing the woman, cured like a
| pirate, and in other ways demonstrated
that there was not a single spark OF human
| ity left IN his disgusting Old carcass. San.
ford was placed under arrest and steps
taken to make the girl As comfortable as
/ possible until she could be removed today
|. DIR. Disbrow was summoned and took charge
! OF the case and policeman de-
| tailed to see that nurse. patient
or watchers. who kindly volunteered, were
not molested.
A reporter for the TELEeRAm. HKRALD Wis.
| tied the place ad verified with his own
eyes the tale OF cruelty and neglect Enter
ing through the front. tar room, one en-
| tiers the Kitchen. fonl-smelllag. eramped-
up place. devoid OF eli furniture save
| broken stove. q chair and pine table. Open
ing of from tlis was the room,
where the sick girl, place l0xi2, the wall.
decorvted only with old lithograpns snd 4
| soap advertisement by way OF relieving the
| monotoBy. Here Oh = bed Of straw law the
| sufferer. BlankeEs-oid aud dirty took ths
place Of sheeis-and there was every ab
| sence of comfort. The poor girl had nc
| color whatever in her face and II is a fact
shame and disgrace that such thing.
| community--tbat she had wasted
away until she was a mere sksie.
ton. Her arms and lower limbs
| we're reduced 10 the size OF bfoon-hsndle
| while her thighs were 10 isrger around
than silver dollar. The rest OF her body
| was propcrti0natsly emscisted. On tabls
sat piaie containing some spoiled chicken
| an onion and two pieces of bread fnat could
be broken only with hammer. TINS hsd
been the only food given her since Sunday
and despite her entrea;ies she bad been de-
| prived even Of water. An oyster stez
which had been sent her was eaten wstt
| apparent relish. q smile coming over hel
face.
To the TKLsenAx HERALD reporter -
said Il am = years Of sgs aud was borr
at Grand Haven. At which pace my nsoshei
died. have red N Grand Rapids evei
since. -Four months ago I went % san
ford 3 90 i've, and two nSntGs ago va
taken sick aud have since been unable &,
leave my bed / bad a doctor once ba'
| Sanford drove him awsy. / hsVe beer
starved and treated Ike a dog but haze no
| been able - ext swRy. A. be kep
me locked up and woaid allow no or.
70 see ne The giri was a
ore time plurp and good iook5ng. but nov
has the appearance Of one twice her ace anc
= thinner than sprsgas. the osls5Fsied NV
ing skeleton.
sanford i now locked np 81 Polio.
| Headquarters end vii have q nrI
| tipisclty of crimes 70 answer -
~ the hsr of Justice - keeping . ois
oFdegly house restraining fsrsou's liberty
selling llqnors without license, &C. san
ford has long eeen dsErsee - t}faad Rap
ids add has oaly escaped panssnssnt hereto
fore throcga slight techhscslif.es - tA'
! laN. bar fhe Authorities nor naTsa Efp 81
| nim and be shoad bs pan.ehsd wifh ta,
| utmost severity ead - nsaa to suffer 20
bis inhnmsnIfy and brutality.